Module 12 Summer in LA

Unit 1 Your host family is meeting you at the airport.

1.To listen and understand the conversation about a trip to some place 2.To learn some key words and useful expressions 3.To ask and answer questions about a trip to some place 4.To divide the sense group of sentences correctly Objectives

Words: guest, accommodation, each, course, host Phrases: a bit welcome to… pocket money Patterns: Im pleased to … Please give a warm welcome to… The good news is…

pant that do not go below the knee a pair of eyeglasses with dark lenses to protect the eyes from bright sunlight a place to live, work, stay, etc. in accommodation n. shorts n. (pl.) sunglasses a garment for the lower parts of the body from waist to ankle that covers each leg; pants; slacks n. (pl.) trousers

Warming up If you are offered a chance to study in USA for a year, what would you like to do?

Studying

Travelling

What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country? Discussion

1. We can learn standard language. 2. We can communicate with the local people. 3. We can know the manners and customs of the country better. Advantages:

1. It would be difficult for us to communicate with the foreign people, 2. We cant understand the language very well. Its difficult for us to do everything even some simple things. 3. We will miss our homes, miss our parents and friends. 1. It would be difficult for us to communicate with the foreign people, 2. We cant understand the language very well. Its difficult for us to do everything even some simple things. 3. We will miss our homes, miss our parents and friends. Disadvantages:

If you want to experience the manners and customs of the country better, host family is a good choice.

accommodation class everyone family group hair jeans news money shorts sunglasses team time travel trousers vacation Questions: 1 Are they at the airport? 2 What are the people doing? 3 What are they wearing? 4 Where are they going? Look at the photo and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.

Listen and check your answers to Activity 1. 1 Are they at the airport? 2 What are the people doing? Yes, they are. They are waiting to check in for their flights, changing money and a family is saying goodbye. 3 What are they wearing? 4 Where are they going? Theyre wearing jeans, shorts and glasses. Maybe theyre going to the mountains.

Listen, read and complete. Listen, read the conversation and complete the table below.

Special prize Going to LA Travel Accommodation Pocket money Course Recording Free American families $100 each English for Daming and Lingling Crazy Feet CD for Betty and Tony Listen again and check.

Language points 1. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our school prize-giving., Some teachers were standing in front of the school to welcome the foreign guests. welcome to Welcome home! :, welcome

be welcome to do sth. Youre welcome to stay here whenever you like. give sb. a warm welcome We gave our new English teacher a warm welcome. We gave a warm welcome to our new English teacher. We welcomed our new English teacher warmly.

guest n., ; Were expecting guests to dinner. The motel manager showed the guests to their room. 2. Our special guest is the singer with Crazy Feet. Crazy Feet

accommodation n. ; This hospital has accommodation for 200 patients. 3. Your travel is free, your accommodation is with American families, and your pocket money is 100 dollars each., 100

each Those toys cost only five yuan each. each : Each of the states has its own flag. ( ) Mrs Brown cut the cake into pieces and gave one to each of us. ( ) They each want to do something different. ( ) The little boy had a cut ( ) on each foot.

course n., [C] [(+in/on)] ; [C] She took a course in philosophy. Our course was straight to the south. 4. Lingling and Daming are doing an English course.

host n., vt ( ),, Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games? It remains unknown which country will host the international tennis tournament. 5. It starts on 1st August and your host family is meeting you at the airport. 8 1

Find sentences in the conversation which suggest that... 1 The four friends want to look their best. 2 Tony is a little nervous. 3 The head teacher likes Crazy Feet. Your hair looks nice. You look smart. Everyone is watching us. The whole class is just behind us. Everyone in my family is a huge fan.

4 Becky Wang has good memories of the school days. 5 Tony wants to look cool at the recording studio. My time here was very important... But I havent got anything to wear. And my jeans are too small. My sunglasses are very old.

Answer the questions. 1 What does accommodation include? 2 Whats the difference between jeans, trousers and shorts? 3 What is the news Becky Wang tells Betty and Tony? It includes somewhere to sleep, and some meals (at least breakfast). Trousers are longer and shorts are shorter. The news is: they can watch her group recording its next CD.

4 How big is a class in your school? 5 How big is a typical family in China? 6 What colour is your hair? 7 What money is used in the USA? There are fifty students in one class. A typical family in China includes parents, a child and grandparents. My hair is black. Us dollars (US $) is used in the USA.

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Listen to the sentences. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our school prize-giving. Our special guest is the singer with Crazy Feet. The group is very popular -- everyone in my family is a huge fan! Please give a warm welcome to Becky Wang! Now say the sentences aloud. Tips:

Theyre going to LA. They fly to LA at the beginning of August. Their... Look at the notes in Activity 4 and talk about what Betty, Tony, Lingling and Daming are going to do in LA. Work in pairs.

-- How long will you stay in LA? -- Were spending a week in LA... Imagine youre going to LA. Make notes about your plans. Now work with another group. Ask and answer questions about your trips to LA.

Welcome to … Please give a warm welcome to … So, finally … The good news is … Dont be silly! Its been wonderful to be here.

Quiz 1. ________________________ 2. ______________________ 3. …… ____________________ 4. _________________________ 5. ___________________ 6. _____________________ give a warm welcome to sb. good memories of … I. a bit/a little/kind of tight fly to Shanghai dont be silly host family : word

1. My __________ ( ) are very old. 2. Your _______ ( ) family is meeting you at the airport. 3. Your ________________ ( ) is with American families. 4. Your pocket money is 100 dollars ______ ( ). sunglasses host accommodation each II.

5. Lingling and Daming are doing an English _______ ( ). 6.The summer _________ ( ) will start in July. 7. Mr. Black is our ____________ ( ). 8. My _______ ( ) are short. course shorts head teacher vacation

1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Preview Unit 2. Homework